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Fire engulfs abandoned church in PortalesPortales NM

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Portales, NM 88130

Firefighters responded to an abandoned church in Portales that was fully on fire. It is suspected that a local group intentionally started the fire. It is unclear if anyone was inside the building at the time.

Audio|Source: Portales Public Safety
02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Pertilis, Ferdalus Fire Department, fire engines requested first in Chicago.
00:05
It's going to be the abandoned church.
00:07
Are being advised that a local group set fire inside the church.
00:10
It's fully engulfed and getting out of control.
00:13
Again, it's going to be first in Chicago.
00:16
This is clear, 1845.
00:21
490s... Dumbus in the area.
00:26
10.
00:33
104.
00:36
POMAYOR.
00:43
Negotiated to advise that someone was sleeping behind the residence, but it is unknown if anyone is actually in the building.
00:55
This has more for 19,000 walking in the house.
01:01
1924, right?
01:03
Arp. It's just a whole of a person who's walking.
01:06
It's always.
01:15
Ten-four.
01:19
806,000 in route.
01:24
Ten-four. Ten-four.
01:26
And I'm picking the gun in traffic.
01:34
10-4[1].
01:39
706 go ahead 97 do have light smoke showing.
01:54
101 be committed.
01:58
104 101 command.
02:03
So,
02:04
you know, you know those fires, this is why firing, but...
02:15
All fire units do not make injury on this building.
02:22
Do not make injury.
02:24
Defendment.
02:25
Defendant.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/OK

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Portales, NM 88130

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